If you are not a Barbadian don't even thknk about it unless you have an employer and a work permit.
Work permits are difficult and expensive to get for in demand professions for things like HR the local market is well supplied.
Best advice - get the job sorted out first and the long term work permit - typically takes 6-7 months!
There are short term permits for less than a year, they should take 4-6 weeks but can take as long as the long term ones.
If you have the right to work here - get a job first - this can be an expensive place to live and the recession is really starting to bite here so jobs are hard to find without personal contacts.
No I am retired but my wife wanted to work but could not get a work permit As the company you are applying to for a job has to prove to the immigration that no Bajan can do that job . Then the company has to apply for the work permit . Having spoken to different people about this you are basically wasting your time .
Thank you very much for the info. I really appreciate you taking out time to respond.
The job market is just so tight and aggressive and so to have an increased chance of getting employment, I decided to apply for work any and everywhere.
I wish you the best of luck with everything and I hope your wife is able to get all she needs too.